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Early Medieval Europe, Part 1
Henry Wineburgh, period C
World History
Dr. Yoss
Henry Wineburgh, period C
World History
Dr. Yoss
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Rome falls to the Visigoths and other Germanic tribes.
410 CE
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Early Middle Ages
450 CE - 1000 CE
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Middle Ages
450 CE - 1450 CE
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Merovingian reign
457 CE - 752 CE
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The first Frank dynasty of kings.
Clovis becomes the Frank king.
481 CE
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Clovis converts to Christianity.
496 CE
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He did this in order to unify the peoples in is kingdom with him- in other words, he was backed up by G-d.
Period of Viking Raids.
700 CE - 1050 CE
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not exact dates.
Charles Martel becomes mayor of the palace.
714 CE
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By this time, the Merovingians were in decline and the mayor of the palace was the most powerful position, not king.
Charles wins Battle of Tours.
732 CE
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This battle forced Muslims from Spain out of European territory and ensured Christianity as the main European religion.
Martel's son Pepin the short becomes king.
752 CE
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He strengthened ties to the Pope.
Merovingians fall as Frank kings.
752 CE
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Carolingian Renesaince/ Charlemagne's reign
768 CE - 814 CE
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This period was seen as the rebirth of the Roman empire.
Pepin's son Charlemagne becomes Frank king.
768 CE
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Feudalism is strong in Western Europe.
800 CE - 1200 CE
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These aren't exact dates but they are around the high- point of Feudalism in Western Europe.
Vikings start settling in their conquered lands.
800 CE
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not exact date, it happenned sometime around the 800s.
Charlemagne crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Leo the Third
December 25, 800 CE
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This was in return for Charlemagne's help in defending the Pope against attacking Roman nobles.
Charlemagne dies, his son, Louis the Pious, takes over.
814 CE
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Treaty of Verdun
843 CE
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Charlemagne's three grandsons divide the empire into three parts.
By this time, Vikings started settling parts of North America.
1000 CE
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High Middle Ages
1000 CE - 1300 CE
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Feudalism declines in Western Europe.
1050 CE - 1300 CE
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not exact dates.
This mainly happenned because of the growth of towns.
William the Conquerer takes over England at Battle of Hastings.
1066 CE
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in France, he was the duke of Normandy and a vassal of the king, in England he was king.
Song of Roland.
1100 CE
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Gives account of France's defense of Christianity by Charlemagne's soldiers.
Late Middle Ages
1300 CE - 1450 CE
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